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demmiblue

(39,884 posts)
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 02:26 PM Jan 2026

'Home Alone' and 'Schitt's Creek' actor Catherine O'Hara dies at 71 [View all]

Source: NBC

Actor Catherine O'Hara, best-known for roles in "Schitt's Creek," "Home Alone," "SCTV" and other TV and film productions, has died at age 71, according to her representative.

O'Hara died at her home in Los Angeles “following a brief illness,” according to a statement from her agency, CAA, the Associated Press reported. More details were not immediately available.

The Canadian actor, writer and comedian rose to fame as one of the original cast members on the legendary sketch show SCTV. She starred in several Tim Burton-directed films, Beetlejuice (1988), The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) and Frankenweenie (2012).

O'Hara also delivered laughs in mockumentaries like "Best in Show" (2000) and "A Mighty Wind" (2003).

Read more: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/catherine-ohara-dead/3838826/



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This makes me so sad. hamsterjill Jan 2026 #1
Oh, no! That is such sad and shocking news. deurbano Jan 2026 #2
Oh no. She was splendid Easterncedar Jan 2026 #3
Oh no. OldBaldy1701E Jan 2026 #4
I wonder what's gonna happen... The Grand Illuminist Jan 2026 #5
I'll always remember her in "Beetlejuice" BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #6
The wardrobes for Schitt's hibbing Jan 2026 #7
One of the good ones..... a kennedy Jan 2026 #8
I really liked her. She was (played)a loving mom with a hard core twist. efhmc Jan 2026 #9
Dupe evolves Jan 2026 #10
Your OP was done in General Discussion BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 #11
Dupe: demmiblue Jan 2026 #13
DU can handle more than one thread for this Canadian-American treasure Simeon Salus Jan 2026 #20
Loved her in Schitt's Creek. So Sad. Marie Marie Jan 2026 #12
I wanna bear your children! progressoid Jan 2026 #14
K&R. I saw her from SCTV to the present. bronxiteforever Jan 2026 #15
She was incredible...Christopher Guest puts it best IMO BeyondGeography Jan 2026 #16
Yes! She worked with Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy the most FakeNoose Jan 2026 #17
Oh no! Lulu KC Jan 2026 #18
There's a Kiss at the End of the Rainbow, More Precious than a Pot of Gold Simeon Salus Jan 2026 #19
What year was that? alfredo Jan 2026 #29
2003 Simeon Salus Jan 31 #30
I'll add this here. SleeplessinSoCal Jan 31 #33
RIP to one of the greats... CaptainTruth Jan 2026 #21
Sad News. She was Great!!! Fla Dem Jan 2026 #22
Lola Heatherton! bagimin Jan 2026 #23
So sad...I loved her. rhiannon55 Jan 2026 #24
I liked her. RIP. Nt Figarosmom Jan 2026 #25
Very sad. She was great but kacekwl Jan 2026 #26
She was so great in Schitts Creek, Home alone, and Beetlejuice fujiyamasan Jan 2026 #27
Awww. She died too young alfredo Jan 2026 #28
Damn. area51 Jan 31 #31
I had such a crush on her. It was a treat to see her work. nt Xipe Totec Jan 31 #32
She had so much fun! truthisfreedom Jan 31 #34
............. turbinetree Jan 31 #35
Love her. mdbl Jan 31 #36
She'll be missed greatly. One of the funniest women in show business. LiberalLovinLug Jan 31 #37
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